Tom Davies looks like a rock star

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Tom Davies shakes his head and laughs, still trying to take it all in. This has been a whirlwind month for the Everton teenager, one defined by a question of four short words.

With Everton having a blank weekend when the FA Cup fourth round was being staged, manager Ronald Koeman gave his players a few days off. So Davies, a keen traveller - 'I like to open my mind,' he says - took the opportunity to visit Barcelona with his older brother Liam.

The break was well-deserved. The previous fortnight had featured a goal and man-of-the-match midfield display in a 4-0 rout of Manchester City, then, crucially, an assist for Seamus Coleman in a tough 1-0 win at Crystal Palace. This, though, was no time to party. 

Davies, more than anything, wanted to see the Sagrada Familia, Gaudi's iconic cathedral. There was also a chance to see Barcelona play Real Sociedad in the Spanish Cup and it was outside the Nou Camp, the 18-year-old reveals, that he realised how much his life is changing.

'This lad from America comes up to me and says, "Are you Tom Davies?",' he says. 'I honestly couldn't get my head around it.

'It was a bit of a shock, really. He wasn't even an Evertonian. He told me he had seen the goal (against City) on the internet.

'So we had a little conversation but after it had happened, me and Liam just started laughing. I'd gone to see (Lionel) Messi and 

(Andres) Iniesta, to look for inspiration from those brilliant players. So for someone to come up to me? Outside there? It was a bit strange!' 

In these circumstances, it would be easy to get carried away by the first whiff of fame, but you can tell from spending time in Davies's company that he is not motivated by that and his family would not allow him to head down that path anyway.